The Last Vegas - Bad Decision

Here is an album I've anticipated after their pretty kick ass debut and the band doesn't disappoint. The production has improved a little and songs are little more polished this time around which is to be expected as growth is nearly impossible when bands have talent. The sleaze rock swagger is ever present from the first track to last which was one of the huge reasons GNR2.0 totally sucked ass. The band actually have similar sounds as one of my obscure favorites Spread Eagle from the early 90's when music still rocked before the grunge bomb went off and reset everything.

One thing that is an issue with Bad Decision is that too often the songs blend together because of pace and structure in the song writing which could be more dynamic and different. Now that could be partly due to being a lower budget record in comparison to say an Aerosmith album or even The Darkness. Some of the cool songs need to be more aggressive and brasher like their debut.

When the kick out the jams hard on "My Way Forever" it is good old air punching goodness to be had by all. It is followed by another groovy rocker called "Leonida" with the old school Sabbath riff that sounds better with volume so add as much as your speakers can handle. Lets be honest the album really kicks into gear by this point with the band saving the best for the second half of the album not saying the first half is bad just not as fresh and fun. On "Devil In You" Chad Cherry channels his inner Steve Whiteman and does a great job on the very Kix like track.

The album ends with a charming power ballad that contains all the LA street sleaze that one power ballad can handle without exploding. The song is one of the best tunes on the album because of how awkward and beautifully imperfect with a very Alice Cooper feel. After one listen to this album you can't help but come back for seconds because even with the sameness of the first few tracks the music is undeniably good.